Chinese people now wearing a face bikini to protect faces form sun

Posted onAugust 22, 2012|Comments Off on Chinese people now wearing a face bikini to protect faces form sun

The people of China are not known for their fashion forward sense, and the Face-Kini is as good an example as any.

AFP/AFP/Getty Images

In China, it’s the height of the tourist season for Qingdao’s famed beaches. But while many of the town’s visitors want to enjoy the sand and water, they’re not so wild about sunbathing. So they often resort to a local tradition: the face-kini, a sort of light cloth version of a ski mask. More on this story…